Indiana: Fall 2012 Temperature And Precipitation Rankings

The NCDC has updated the temperature and precipitation averages for the state of Indiana, through November.

Records from 1895 to present, 118 years.

September 2012
Temperature: 64.3º (33rd coldest on record)
Precipitation: 5.32" (11th wettest on record)

October 2012
Temperature: 52.2º (28th coldest on record)
Precipitation: 4.00" (26th wettest on record)

November 2012
Temperature: 40.2º (33rd coldest on record)
Precipitation: 1.04" (4th driest on record)

Fall 2012
Temperature: 52.2º (17th coldest on record)
Precipitation: 10.36" (39th wettest on record)

Indianapolis: November And Fall Precipitation

For Indianapolis in 2012 (records since 1871).

15th driest November in recorded history.

24th wettest Fall in recorded history.

Interesting combo. If we look at the top 25 for both lists, driest Novembers and wettest Falls, only one other year is on both...1926.

Driest Novembers For Indianapolis
0.11" in 1904
0.12" in 1917
0.69" in 1999
0.80" in 1872
0.82" in 1976
0.89" in 1949
1.12" in 1981
1.15" in 1939
1.16" in 1933
1.16" in 2009
1.17" in 1901
1.21" in 1912
1.29" in 1971
1.32" in 1954
1.33" in 2012
1.41" in 1965
1.41" in 1980
1.42" in 1962
1.44" in 1947
1.45" in 1914
1.46" in 1884
1.48" in 1905
1.55" in 1894
1.67" in 1903
1.67" in 1926

Wettest Falls For Indianapolis
18.71" in 1881
18.15" in 1921
18.08" in 1883
16.69" in 2003
16.24" in 1993
15.84" in 1986
15.71" in 1996
15.60" in 1955
15.25" in 1925
14.68" in 1890
14.36" in 2001
14.12" in 1992
14.11" in 1919
14.10" in 1879
14.10" in 1895
14.01" in 1896
13.77" in 1989
13.68" in 1926
13.55" in 1972
13.23" in 2006
13.12" in 1932
13.06" in 2011
13.03" in 1985
12.93" in 2012
12.67" in 1984

Indianapolis: December Top 10 Lists

December Top 10 Lists for Indianapolis.

Temperature and precipitation data since 1871
Snowfall data since 1884

Warmest Decembers 
46.2º in 1889
45.5º in 1877
42.4º in 1923
41.2º in 1918, 1931
40.8º in 1875
40.6º in 1881, 1891
40.2º in 1982
38.9º in 1994
38.8º in 1956, 2006
38.6º in 1941, 1956

Coldest Decembers 
18.5º in 1963
18.8º in 1989
19.8º in 2000
20.2º in 1983
21.0º in 1876
22.5º in 1985
22.8º in 1917
23.4º in 1909
23.5º in 1872
23.9º in 1950

Wettest Decembers 
7.72" in 1990
6.70" in 1957
6.19" in 1918
6.05" in 1884
6.02" in 1971
5.90" in 1873
5.78" in 1982
5.60" in 1923
5.58" in 2008
5.55" in 2007

Driest Decembers 
0.45" in 1976
0.47" in 1958
0.49" in 1913
0.58" in 1903
0.70" in 1955
0.78" in 1980
0.80" in 1930
0.85" in 1919
0.86" in 1963
0.90" in 1876

Snowiest Decembers
27.5" in 1973
21.5" in 1895
16.6" in 2010
16.3" in 2000
15.6" in 1981
15.2" in 1977
14.6" in 1996
14.1" in 2005
13.1" in 1915, 2004
12.9" in 1969

Least Snowiest Decembers 
0.0" in 1889
Trace in 1931, 1940
0.1" in 1896, 1941
0.2" in 1979, 1991
0.4" in 1891, 1905, 1911, 1913, 1970, 1971, 1982
0.5" in 1928
0.6" in 1888, 1938, 1949
0.7" in 1978, 2001
0.9" in 1927, 2006
1.0" in 1894, 1923

Indiana: November 2012 Temperatures, Precipitation, And Snowfall

Indiana: November 2012 temperatures/departure from normal, precipitation/departure from normal, total snowfall.

Bloomington: 40.8º -3.0º, 1.36" -2.58", NA


Evansville: 44.2º -2.2º, 1.19" -3.14", Trace


Fort Wayne: 39.6º -1.8º, 0.60" -2.49", 0.5"


Goshen: 40.0º -0.2º, 0.48" -2.64", NA


IWX: 40.4º -0.8º, 0.52" -2.98", Trace


Indianapolis: 41.4º -2.2º, 1.33" -2.37", 0.2"


Ind Eagle Creek: 40.8º -3.2º, 1.34" -2.36", NA


Lafayette: 39.7º -3.1º, 0.80" -2.17", NA


Muncie: 40.6º -2.0º, 0.92" -2.53", NA


Shelbyville: 41.8º -1.9º, 0.62" -3.11", NA


South Bend: 40.1º -0.6º, 0.26" -3.01", Trace


Terre Haute: 42.5º -0.8º, 0.52" -3.32", NA 

Indianapolis: Coldest November since 2002?

Projected average temp of 41.3º at IND for this November. Closest to 2008 in recent times, but technically the coldest since 2002.

November temps at IND since 1990...
2012: 41.3º (projected)
2011: 48.7º
2010: 44.8º
2009: 47.4º
2008: 41.7º
2007: 43.4º
2006: 45.5º
2005: 44.5º
2004: 46.8º
2003: 47.3º
2002: 40.3º
2001: 49.5º
2000: 40.7º
1999: 48.8º
1998: 45.5º
1997: 39.0º
1996: 37.3º
1995: 37.0º
1994: 48.6º
1993: 42.2º
1992: 43.2º
1991: 40.2º
1990: 47.5º 

Indianapolis: Coldest First Half Of November Since 1997

Coldest first 15 days of November at IND since 1997. Here's the average temperature rankings of coldest starts below...since 1996. Average max/min temps in ( ).

37.5º (45.0º/29.9º) in 1996
38.9º (43.7º/34.0º) in 1997
41.7º (51.3º/32.0º) in 2012
43.7º (51.3º/36.1º) in 1998
44.5º (52.1º/36.9º) in 2002
44.8º (51.9º/37.7º) in 2006
46.3º (55.8º/36.8º) in 2007
46.8º (55.9º/37.8º) in 2004
47.9º (55.6º/40.2º) in 2000
48.3º (57.0º/39.5º) in 2003
48.5º (60.3º/36.7º) in 2010
50.0º (58.0º/42.0º) in 2008
50.2º (60.8º/39.6º) in 2009
50.4º (62.7º/38.1º) in 2001
52.2º (61.3º/43.1º) in 2011
52.4º (63.9º/40.8º) in 1999
53.0º (63.9º/42.0º) in 2005

Indianapolis: Coldest Start To November Since 1995

Coldest start, or first 8 days, to November in Indianapolis since 1995.

Nov 1-8, 2012: 39.0º
Nov 1-8, 1995: 37.9º

How both of those months got there was entirely different though. Roller coaster in Nov 1995, steady as she goes in 2012.

Daily maximum/minimum temperatures for each month, 1995 first and 2012 second.

Nov 1: 67/51...54/29
Nov 2: 70/38...51/33
Nov 3: 38/26...41/33
Nov 4: 33/21...45/30
Nov 5: 31/18...46/25
Nov 6: 50/24...49/28
Nov 7: 52/32...50/35
Nov 8: 35/21...48/27